The purpose of this study are: (1). To determine the ethnocentric impacts in the process of expanding Wowonga Jaya Village North Kulisusu District of North Buton Regency; and (2) to find out the ethnocentric impacts in the local political dynamics in Wowonga Jaya Village, North Kulisusu District, North Buton Regency. The analytical technique used in this study is descriptive qualitative, with the aim of describing the things of research which further analyze the data by way of interpretative

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... erstanding. That is the authors do interpretation of data and facts that have something to do with research problems. The results showed that the impact of ethnocentry in the process of pemekaran Wowonga Jaya Village looks at the view that belongs to the local community Kulisusu ethnic, which became one of the factors that encourage the expansion of Wowonga Jaya Village. The process of interaction between local community groups and migrants that triggered the potential for social conflict in Lakansai village, underlies the formation of Wowonga Jaya Village. Another thing that can be seen from this research is the emergence of local people's perception of Kulisusu ethnic who have the view that they are local people who have historically been inhabited the area since ancient times, but objectively ethnocentric dynamics can only enter the intellectual space in a culture or culture. The ethnocentric impact on the dynamics of local politics shows that ethnocentris can influence the dynamics of local politics. The result of the research shows that people's perception in Wowonga Jaya Village assumes that in the political issue in the village, the community becomes tersandra based on certain groups. This is due to the poor social interaction that occurs within these community groups.